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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
2
A miscellany from Marble Hill Press notes common sense as rare, remarks on culture, literature and war, and wittily ponders topics from Quixote to rootless plants. It comments on Admiral Togee’s salary, marriage hopes, and social topics like weather, fashion, and conversation.
A magazine could assign Togo to evaluate the strengths of battleships versus torpedo boats. His analysis would weigh firepower, speed, protection, and strategic roles to guide naval doctrine and ship design choices.
An amusing exchange quotes Dr Julia Holmes Smith asserting men at home are idle. A quick retort affirms they are usually good for a touch. The brief item captures a sharp back-and-forth on domestic roles.
Jim Jeffries contends a married man has no business as a prize fighter. He argues a married man can get all the scraps he needs without leaving home, while others dispute that view and discuss the demands of a boxing career.
Sioux Indians are reported investing in automobiles. Government officials are urged to keep sharp eyes on the Sioux as they may be preparing to go on the warpath.
In Hoboken a church pastor has instructed choir members in proper handkerchief use, leaving several noses out of joint as the lesson sparks debate over etiquette and decorum within the parish.
A 102 year old Marquette resident astonished bystanders with a handspring done in public. The report notes an accident involved with a vehicle but does not specify whether it was an automobile or a trolley car.
The Medical Mirror urges high sit collars be reduced or abolished. It argues tailors and dressmakers hold the practical influence and not doctors in determining how people dress and what clothing styles prevail.
A shipload of Georgia watermelons was destroyed by fire in New York harbor a few days ago. In such cases the consolation often offered is that the loss is fully covered by insurance.
A fragmented note questions why no one enters the radk business despite high profit. It mentions a November 5% quote from Sheen and a London retail price stated as SS00000 an ome, but the text is garbled and unclear.
Mrs William Rhinelander Stewart, a leader of New York's fashionable set, has gone to a cottage at Sioux Falls South Dakota for the summer. The move may start a new social fad.
Fragmented OCR quotes discuss a controversial English ruling and social expectations. The text mentions a man working for a living and references a court decision, highlighting tensions between propriety and practical life in England. Names and dates are unclear.
In building luxury hotels New York nears capacity with scarce room for investors. A proposed solution suggests each room include a safe or crate for guests to store excess funds.
The Tandon Telegraph notes a claimed habit of Americans chewing hot bread and candy with lea water, then corrects the idea by citing reports of people ruining teeth cracking hickory nuts, illustrating dental risk from tough foods.
Glidden demonstrates a car can travel around the world except across wet map regions. The Shah of Vert plans to Europe with four doctors accompanying him to guard against disruptions and potential dangers to his travel route and health.
Mrs Howard Gould remarks after a local court verdict against an architect, noting the outcome but declining further comment. The brief statement reflects public interest in the case and its implications for the community.
A teens legal matter involving Sir Conan Doyle surfaced in an English court with alleged conduct linked to a court fee dispute. The brief notes the youth faced a financial penalty as part of the proceedings amid a discussion of related evidence and outcomes.
The Panama Canal chief engineer John L Wallace resigned over a $65,000 a year post amid a high finance scheme led by George Westinghouse. The plan sought to use electric lines to dupe steam railroads into profits, with dummy operating companies and stock sales to the public. Wallace allegedly intended to leverage the offer to pressure Taft for a salary raise and a Washington chair. President and Taft learned of the plot and forced Wallace’s resignation.
In a Lords speech, Field Marshal Lord Roberts declares Britain's armed forces are inadequate, poorly trained, and unfit for first class power. He links this to South African War lessons and urges conscription or universal training to build a capable empire defense. The remarks accompany a Tory motion on possible invasion and defense planning.
W. Bo Flowell, a Pine Bluff Arkansas planter, reportedly despondent over failed cataract treatment and a remaining life, killed himself with a gun in his Navarre Hotel suite on the seventh street and seventh avenue corner, firing behind his right ear. He had sought further treatment but chose death over continued pain.
In Joplin Missouri a report cites Governor Fer cunsen from Guthrie saying a recent poll by the Senate and House shows mixed sentiment on admitting new territories as statehood for the twin territories. The poll favored neither Arizona nor New Mexico and suggested Congress may not act soon.
Dr Leat Zorn a Kansas City dentist was found guilty of second degree murder for killing Albert Sechrist, his tenant, and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. Zorn, about sixty years old, was wealthy and fought the case stubbornly. Three others were killed and six wounded by a volley fired by Cossacks during an antigovernment demonstration on Kamileauma Street Saturday afternoon.
Major Harvey W. Salmon of Clinton and his brother George Y. Salmon filed their answer in U S district court to the bankruptcy petition against them, denying the insolvency claim and naming three creditors in the process.
In Greater New York four deaths and forty nine prostrations were reported as the temperature eased slightly on Wednesday after intermittent showers.
In a cliffside chalet the Duchess Joan resurfaces with her entourage as Johann von Loen arrives. Sparhawk vows to seek the Princess he loves while Margaret of Courtland faces a dangerous push and a covert confrontation with Prince Wasp. The tangled loyalties deepen as von Lynar and Margaret share a charged moment and a wounded past resurfaces.
A May bridal procession departs the Castle of Kernsberg for Courtland palace. Princess Margaret greets Joan of the Sword Hand and Maurice von Lynar, while tensions rise over past actions and uncertain memories as the bridal escort arrives.
Rose saves her husband from a curtain lecture amid a spate of city hold ups. Simeon Ford jokes the crime helps a friend with poker debt and landlord trouble, while a robber snatches a man’s hat, collar, and diamond before fleeing. The police later recover the gem.
A. S. Power of Ely lauds northern Minnesota settlers as hospitable. Travelers finding cabins along forests near Ely are often welcomed to stop overnight or longer. If absent, doors are commonly unlocked with notes inviting use of facilities, a privilege rarely abused, per the Duluth Herald.
An aged literary figure recalls being the first to introduce the Interview as a form. He says his initial subject was a murderer awaiting execution and describes a brief, curt exchange that opened the path for modern lengthy prison interviews and multi column features.
Capt William Fay of South Framingham Massachusetts boasted during a carpenters strike that he could furnish all carpenters and claimed to have landed contracts. He secretively asserted a tie to a Franklin straw shop, provoking a laugh when one man replied he built it and received the money.
In a luncheon clash, Representative Sulzer and Jim Ham Lewis traded verbal jabs. Lewis teased Sulzer about his hair, calling it abundant and pompadourish, while Sulzer retorted that he had never noticed Lewis’s thinning sandy head, remarking he should not have noticed his hair either.
New York reports Commander Peary aboard the Roosevelt as it clears Twenty-ninth Street harbor for the North. Family members and the Peary Avenue club accompany him, with Dr Louis James Wolf named surgeon and a crew including Chief Engineer George Wardell and Steward Charles Peary. Lightning-quick departure and farewells mark the start of the Arctic voyage.
Rodney T. Swift formerly headed the McCormick branch sues International Harvester claiming rebates to railroads were coerced by the company and seeks court action to terminate a voting trust, force book examinations, and halt acquisitions that suppress competition. He alleges profits from rebates exceed g2oo in 1902 figures and cites ties with managers and lawmaking aims. The case, with injunctions, seeks to curb monopolistic moves and influence on elections.
A chaotic attack at the Chienko Federation of Labor election left multiple dead as masked assailants used revolvers and brass knuckles to shatter ballots and assault participants. The incident, described as a Wild West style strikebreakers tactic, signals violent turmoil amid labor factionalism and reforms.
Dr Wiman, government physician for the Sae ani Fox Indians, states in twenty years of practice no cancer or insanity has been found except when caused by alcoholism. Other items note peace urges from Jap soldiers and front line slang while mentioning actions in Keren and Chung Tu with vague info on Russian and Japanese lines.
Newport Kentucky reports Caleb Vowers’s deteriorating condition as he shows extreme weakness and declining speech. He remains able to take some exercise during brief periods but grows weaker daily, prompting concern among his circle.
San Francisco reports L Walteom Waldron of Patagon ia touring the coast. He is principal owner in a company with 45000 sheep and an annual wool output of 45000 pounds. His sheep range includes two packing houses employing 500 women and preparing 10000 sheep for market yearly. He owns land of square miles with 270 miles of coastline in Patagonia.
A passenger train on the Ble Four from Greencastle ditched after rounding a curve at Oakalla. Fireman Tippy of Mattoon was crushed and died soon after. Engineer Garner suffered severe internal injuries and is not expected to live.
Gov. Jencks ordered state troops to protect the jail in Gadsden after a telegram reported a threatened mob seeking to lynch two alleged Black suspects in the murder of white woman Mrs James Smith. Sheriff, judge, and local officials faced a crowd on Broad Street as a rope was seen. Company C patrolled with Lt Brindley while talks by Burnett and Judge Disque eased part of the mob.
In Romania the Russian squadron stalls fearing another mutiny if ships sail. About fifty sailors from the Kniaz Potemkine are imprisoned on board various vessels after one surrendered. The ongoing rebellion has provoked offense and widespread indignation among the crew, raising mutiny fears.
Berlin reports a rare gathering of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federal Council last Thursday since 1900. Chancellor Von Buelow delivered a confidential note on the Moroccan convention with France as the Moroccan conference plans to meet in October or November at Tunisier.
Admiral Whiinus, chief of the Navy General Staff, rejects mutiny and sinking rumors about the Catherine II. An inspection of the Kniaz Potemkine at Sebastopol finds boilers in poor condition due to neglect but no danger to machinery besides water in the engine room.
Secretary Bonaparte refuses railroad passes and will pay his own fare while in office. Railroads have sent annual passes, which he returns with thanks. Other Cabinet members use passes or trip passes. the President pays full fare and even for private cars when traveling.
A Chicago-Norwegian cargo voyage recounts a brutal assault by Robert McGill aboard the Olympia off the Honduran coast. He killed nine aboard, wounded a woman, and attempted to scuttle the ship. Miss Elsie Morgan survived after a desperate swim to shore and identification led to McGill’s capture near Esporvinir. President Bonilla's coastal tour aided the arrest.
Depew's links to the Equitable Life Assurance Co disturb Yale men. As a member of Yale's governing body, his position appears untenable. A strong clamor for his resignation surges, and reelection next year seems unlikely if he remains.
An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe freight engine exploded in Kingman Arizona, killing Engineer Coprelind and Fireman Bryant. The blast wrecked the locomotive and left the crew severely injured amid the debris.
An early morning attempt aimed to murder Admiral Mirabello, brother of Admiral Mirabell lo, the Italian minister of marine. authorities report the target was identified and the incident is under investigation in Naples linking to high level naval officials.
Charles Huntington, separated from his wife two years ago in St. Louis, killed himself in Los Angeles on Sunday. Before marriage his wife’s name was Ida Musselman.
The Columbus packings company's South Side plant was destroyed by fire Sunday. Loss is estimated at 185000 with 65000 insured. Fire is believed incendiary.
Jonesburg Maryland report says Arthur Clark, piloting a threshing engine on a bad road Sunday night, trapped his foot on an obstruction and was thrown to the ground before he could free himself. The engine then ran over him, causing fatal injuries. Authorities investigate the accident.
In Fermo Italy during a church service at the women s hospital chapel the roof collapsed killing sixteen women and injuring fifty more who were removed from the rubble.
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